**UCI Transfer 2014 Decisions**

<p>Transfer students should be hearing from UCI mid-march so I thought it would be appropriate to start this thread. I went ahead and carried over the format that was used to post decisions in the previous years. Hopefully we can get this thread running and keep eachother updated with UCI information. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!</p>

<p> Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>UC GPA:
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N):
Intended Major:
TAG?:
IGETC?:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work):
Additional Details:
Applied for Financial Aid?:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket:
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):</p>

<p>Also, keep in mind that this is NOT a CHANCE thread. Thank you!</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.69
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Missing 1 at the end of spring
Intended Major: Economics
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Done</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Former Army Airborne Infantry, service connected disabled veteran, Treasurer of a college’s veteran’s society for a semester/member for 2 years. SETA member. Sustainability club member for a year, Alpha Gamma Sigma Member for a year, designated note taker for the disability resource center, economics tutor through my college, math tutor through my college(prealgebra-precalculus), and I work with my college’s only economics instructor as a student aid.
Additional Details: first generation, low income, in-state
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): Ca
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Hispanic/white mixed
Gender: male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 000
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): unsure</p>

<p>University of California, Irvine is my first choice! </p>

<p>Pending
UC GPA: 3.47
Intended Major: Business Administration (Accounting)
Prerequisites Completed? Yes
Tag? No
All GE’s completed (went to UCSB for two years)
I turned in my SAT idk if they will consider it though 1300/1960.</p>

<p>Good luck everybody.</p>

<p>How do we calculate our UC gpa for transfers?</p>

<p>Seems like a batch of transfer decisions came out today for Regent Scholars. Those who did got an email beforehand.</p>

<p>As stated on Ms. Sun’s blog:</p>

<p>Irvine - all decisions will become available at MyAdmission and Message Center on April 18, 2014 (confirmed via UC Counselors and Advisers Bulletin: March 2014 received on March 11, 2014)</p>

<p>Decision: -</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.74
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Y
Intended Major: Asian Studies
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Student government, political internship, and volunteered for two different organizations.
Additional Details: First generation, low income, in-state, CCC
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Yes
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Maybe
Essay: Wrote about truncating the perceived gap between East and West, for my first essay. For my second essay, I wrote about my experience of teaching English in China. </p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): -</p>

<p>WHEN DO WE HEAR BACKKK</p>

<p>I think we hear back on April 18th…found that on Ms. Sun’s website but she might be wrong idk.</p>

<p>Decision: -</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.82
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): No - I’m missing the Physics sequence
Intended Major: Chemistry
TAG: NO
IGETC: YES</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): members of Phi Theta Kappa, working 2 jobs: tutoring and front office for a muti-specialty clinic
Additional Details: ----
Applied for Financial Aid: YES
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): YES (if accepted)</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):

  • My essay may seem to be “familiar”… </p>

<p>GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND MYSELF ^-^ </p>

<p>Hey everyone. I did tag and still haven’t heard yet. When they say late April, I think they mean it. It’s frustrating and discouraging, I have a little brother who is a senior in hs and he has heard back from every uc, I haven’t heard back from one yet. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Y
Intended Major: Business Administration
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): member of Phi Theta Kappa, work part-time at restaurant
Additional Details: –
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): If I decide to go</p>

<p>My grades were most likely my strong point. I don’t have too many EC’s but I do work. Got Regent’s.</p>

<p>I’ve been admitted! My decision has been posted.</p>

<p>Sorry forgot to post my details. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.50
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Y
Intended Major: Psych
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): NJROTC in high school, work part time on a Naval Air Station, volunteer at my local SPCA, in ASB in my community college, volunteered/worked in an independent senior living facility
Additional Details: I’m from the Central Valley (Kings/Tulare counties), pretty rural around these parts.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Sure, why not?</p>

<p>I want to say my essays are a strong point for me, not to sure.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Y
Intended Major: History
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Was officer in two honors societies, started a classical music club where I organized recitals and an art gallery, volunteered for the Humanities department. Completed TAP Honors program. Participated and won awards at UCI honors conference.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 2000
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Sure, why not?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.37
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Y
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): V.P. of school club (2 years), worked part-time the 3 years ive been in college
Additional Details: LA area
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Not planning on attending Irvine</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
UC GPA: 3.5
Major Preps Completed: Y
Intended Major: English
TAG: N
IGETC: Y</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities: President of the LASC English Society, VP LASC Poetry Collective, Supplemental English instructor, English Tutor, CHLA Volunteer, Teen Impact counselor, SCDFC Volunteer</p>

<p>Additional info: from Inglewood, CA
Applied for Finaid: Y
State: CA
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
EFC: $0
Attending Transfer Day: Definitely!</p>

<p>I believe that I was accepted because I have proven to be very passionate about my major and I have excelled in all of my major’s courses. I am also very involved in my school and community, and committed to making them a better place.</p>